Keywords: Maine 7th Light Artillery Battery
Item 100456
Daniel H. Merrill, Scarborough, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print
Item 5465
Charles E. Wheeler, 1st Mounted Artillery, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Lewiston Media: Carte de visite
Exhibit
The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
Exhibit
For the Union: Civil War Deaths
More than 9,000 Maine soldiers and sailors died during the Civil War while serving with Union forces. This exhibit tells the stories of a few of those men.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"He enlisted in Battery 2, 1st Maine Light Artillery, on November 11, 1861. He re-enlisted in December, 1863, and was promoted to Corporal in 1865."
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3
"Crystal Knapp Polk's 7th and 8th graders have researched Strong's post-Civil War life and the story of Fly Rod Crosby, Maine's first registered Maine…"
